Balchem snaps up speciality snacks maker Zumbro River Brand
Zumbro – headquartered in Albert Lea, Minnesota – specialises in manufacturing agglomerated and extruded products for the food and beverage industry and is a market leader in high protein and specialty extruded snacks, cereals, and crisps, marketed under the brands Z-Crisps, Whey-Os, WheyVs and Z-Texx Complete.
“Zumbro’s rapid growth in plant-based proteins and better-for-you snacks was achieved thanks to our dedicated, innovative employees,” said Pam Sander, majority owner and CEO of Zumbro.
“We’re excited to be joining Balchem, an industry leader that shares our vision for the tremendous opportunities for these products, and can help to scale these eco- and health-friendly choices to the broader market.”
Customised F&B systems
Zumbro will be integrated within Balchem’s Human Nutrition and Health Segment, Balchem’s best performing business that generated sales of $86.1m of the total $158.6m in net sales the company posted for the three months ending September 2019.
The Human Nutrition & Health segment delivers customised food and beverage ingredient systems, as well as key nutrients for a variety of applications.
“Zumbro’s products, brands and manufacturing capabilities will further enhance our portfolio of solutions for our customers in the food and beverage industry,” said Ted Harris, chairman, CEO and president of Balchem.
“In particular, the unique high protein products and extrusion manufacturing capabilities that Zumbro has developed will expand our ability to provide custom solutions for the higher protein nutritional needs of the market today.”
